{"id":359,"date":"2021-10-06T23:04:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/transactions\/?page_id=359"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:17:52","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021_Video_Teaser_Transactions_NASTPHL.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1792\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1654\" height=\"2339\" src=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2021-PAGTANAW-2050-Front-Cover.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2013 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2021-PAGTANAW-2050-Front-Cover.png 1654w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2021-PAGTANAW-2050-Front-Cover-177x250.png 177w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2021-PAGTANAW-2050-Front-Cover-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2021-PAGTANAW-2050-Front-Cover-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2021-PAGTANAW-2050-Front-Cover-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2021-PAGTANAW-2050-Front-Cover-1448x2048.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1654px) 100vw, 1654px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-preview-pagtanaw-2050-the-philippine-science-technology-and-innovation-foresight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A PREVIEW \u2013 PAGTANAW 2050: THE PHILIPPINE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION FORESIGHT<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=3727\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TNP-2026_Cover-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6375 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TNP-2026_Cover-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TNP-2026_Cover-177x250.png 177w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TNP-2026_Cover-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TNP-2026_Cover.png 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"current-issue\" style=\"color:#fcb63b\"><strong>CURRENT ISSUE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6342\"><strong>Volume 48 (2026)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) to be held on July 8\u20139, 2026, the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme&nbsp;\u201c<em>UN SDGs: Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Development.<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;The meeting will focus on assessing the contributions of science, technology, and innovation (STI) in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing the need for innovative, scalable, and cost-effective solutions to address complex social, economic, environmental, and political challenges. Discussions will highlight the role of STI in advancing sustainable development through evidence-based policies, research and development, technological transformation, and international cooperation, while also examining strategies, barriers, tipping points, and interventions necessary for accelerating progress toward the SDGs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s ASM will likewise emphasize the importance of transformation pathways such as the \u201cS-curve\u201d model of emergence, acceleration, and stabilization in adopting sustainable technologies and practices.&nbsp;Significantly, this volume also marks the beginning of NAST PHL\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration, anchored on the theme&nbsp;\u201cA<em>LAB: Agham ang Liwanag na Abot-Kamay ng Bayan,\u201d<\/em>(Science is the Light Within Our Nation\u2019s Reach)&nbsp;which reflects the Academy\u2019s enduring commitment to making science accessible, inclusive, and transformative for all Filipinos. Celebrating five decades of scientific leadership and service, NAST PHL reaffirmed its role as the country\u2019s premier advisory and recognition body in science and technology, dedicated to promoting scientific excellence, evidence-based policymaking, innovation, and the empowerment of future generations through science.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"front-matter\"><strong>FRONT MATTER<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=115\">Copyright and other Journal Information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Editorial Staff (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Board of Editors (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive Council, NAST PHL (2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=115\">About the TRANSACTIONS NAST PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=123\">About the National Academy of Science and Technology PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PROCEEDINGS: Launch of the 50th Anniversary of the National Academy of Science and Technology PHL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6352\">Message \u2013 NAST President<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Jaime C. Montoya\nAcademician and President<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6350\">Message \u2013 DOST Secretary<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Renato U. Solidum Jr.\nSecretary, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6371\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6371\">NAST PHL at 50: Bringing the ALAB of Science within Reach of Every Filipino<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARTICLES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perspective <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6356\">Comprehensive Primary Care PhilHealth Benefits for the Filipino People. Ngayon Na! Perspective Study on the Universal Health Care Law Implementation<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ramon Pedro P. Paterno, Manuel M. Dayrit, Alvin Valeriano Marcelo, Emerito Jose Faraon, Anthony    Rosendo Faraon, Ernesto Gregorio, Jr., Ricardo P. Ramos, Fely Marilyn Lorenzo, Leizel Lagrada, Cecilia S. Acuin, Adrienne Natalie Ebillo, Ernesto O. Domingo<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Regular Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6358\">Patterns of Productivity of High Impact Scientists in the Philippines and its ASEAN Neighbors<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Allan B. I. Bernardo<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Review Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6367\">The Philippine Fisheries Postharvest and Marketing Sector: Status, Challenges, and Prospects Toward a Sustainable Value Chain<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ulysses M. Montojo, Riza Jane S. Banicod, and Gezelle C. Tadifa<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6365\">The Tilapia Industry\u2014 Challenges, Prospects, and Research Initiatives Worldwide and in the Philippines: A Review<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Maria Theresa M. Mutia, Frederick B. Muyot, Niko A. Macaraeg, and Casiano H. Choresca, Jr.\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6363\">Raw Materials from Marine Sources for Bioplastic Production in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Therese Elaine B. Enad, Airon D. Dulay, and Marco Nemesio E. Monta\u00f1o<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=6360\">Functionalizing Bioplastics with Biodegradable Chemical Additives: A Review<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Fabian M. Dayrit<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines, the Academy chose the theme Looking Back and Looking Forward. This annual activity of the Academy serves as the leading forum for the presentation of scientific and policy research that aims to review the past achievements and outline the needed reforms and activities to address current issues and concerns. Policy recommendations on appropriate interventions as agreed upon during the various meetings and plenary sessions were submitted to the Philippine government and the private sector for their consideration and action. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-359","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/359"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=359"}],"version-history":[{"count":134,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6411,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/359\/revisions\/6411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}